Measuring transducers and sensors

May 1, 2024

This DLP deals with Measuring transducers and sensors.It gives a detail insight into what they are and how are they used in automation.

Motivation phase
Showing the table

Look at the table and deduce the types of measuring transducers

Information phase
Read the text

Read a brief explanation how actuators,sensors and indicator works

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Actuators – convert electricity into mechanical work – convert some form of energy (except mechanical) or vice versa.
Sensors into electrical and enable its quantification (determination of numerical values of physical quantity = measurement).
Indicators – electrical converters that only indicate the presence of some form of energy, but do not allow its quantification or the error of that quantification is unacceptably large (eg>5%).

Although the term converter is commonly used to denote a sensor or detector, in fact, any device that converts energy can be considered a converter. Converters are e.g. they are widely used in measuring instruments and are named after the forms of energy between which the transformation takes place. Thus e.g. there are thermo-electrical, chemical-acoustic, tense-magnetic, etc.

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Information phase
Detail explanation what Measuring Transducers and Sensors are

Students watch the presentation and get a comprehensive insight into Measuring Transducers and Sensors

Consolidation phase
Ss complete the quizziz

Do the quiz and check out what you have learned

Resource information

Level: Level 3
Subject: Automation and robotics
Language: English
Estimated time to complete: 15+ minutes